Languages › Japanese How to Say "Go" in Japanese: Ikinasai Share Flipboard Email Print Namiko Abe/ThoughtCo. Japanese Essential Japanese Vocabulary History & Culture Japanese Grammar By Namiko Abe Namiko Abe Japanese Language Expert B.A., Kwansei Gakuin University Namiko Abe is a Japanese language teacher and translator, as well as a Japanese calligraphy expert. She has been a freelance writer for nearly 20 years. Learn about our Editorial Process Updated on February 25, 2019 Meaning: Go! Pronunciation: Listen to the audio file for "Ikinasai." Japanese Characters: 行きなさい。 （いきなさい。） Cite this Article Format mla apa chicago Your Citation Abe, Namiko. "How to Say "Go" in Japanese: Ikinasai." ThoughtCo, Aug. 27, 2020, thoughtco.com/ikinasai-simple-japanese-phrases-2028397. Abe, Namiko. (2020, August 27). How to Say "Go" in Japanese: Ikinasai. Retrieved from https://www.thoughtco.com/ikinasai-simple-japanese-phrases-2028397 Abe, Namiko. "How to Say "Go" in Japanese: Ikinasai." ThoughtCo. https://www.thoughtco.com/ikinasai-simple-japanese-phrases-2028397 (accessed March 24, 2023). copy citation